[LAU] jconv settings

[Dave Phillips]

Fons Adriaensen wrote:
> Hi Dave,
>
>   
>>
>> In the 1960s American Decca damned near ruined the releases of Andres 
>> Segovia by pouring a bucket of reverb on the pseudo-stereo recordings. 
>> Thankfully I got hold of the European recordings and enjoyed the Maestro's 
>> works without the faked "castle hall" ambience.
>>     
>
> Of course some people *do* like Segovia and classical
> guitar in general with this sort of 'ambience'. Maybe
> also some crackling noises from the fireplace and some
> chilly wind outside, between the tracks. And some castle
> maiden vocalising in the spiral stairs (even more reverb).
>   

LOL!. Yep, I think that's exactly the effect they were aiming for. It's 
a bit hard to believe that a trained studio engineer would do that kind 
of thing. It was probably a producer's decision.

> But I agree it's horrible !
>
>   

Just awful. The sonic difference is of course notable. Btw, the fake 
stereo was an annoyance by itself. IIRC they simply copied the original 
mono track to the second channel and delayed it slightly. Add the bucket 
o' verb and you have a truly awful mix. Actually, those releases are my 
standards for how NOT to treat a classical guitar recording.

Think how much better off they would have been with jconv. :)

Best,

dp